Presser plate



Dec. 14.1926. 1,610,651

G. l. BLAETZ l PRES S ER PLATE Filed August 7', 1924 1 /C C c/ /fwwra/PMme-s.- Z E] m l Geazyey de?,

mf/#Mle Patented Dec. 14, `1926.

UNITED STATES PTENT QFFICE.

GEORGE I..BLAETZ, OF IPI'IILADELFHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0PHILADEL- PHIA METAL DRYING FORET COMPAN CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

Y, OF E DELADELP-IIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A

ERESSER PLATE.

Application filed August 7, 1924. Serial No. 730,?67.

My invention relates to apparatus for use in pressingas in the pressingland drying ofV hosiery, the pressing of clothes, etc.,

and

more particularly relates to the pressing such and lates, nallv castingand as a result have presented difliculty in manufacture andinconvenient bulk in the finished plate.

The cast presser plates are further necessarily expensive due to thenecessity for the use of an excess of material and for a maximum amountof machining for the finish.

`Now it is the object of my invention to provide a presser plate ofnovel construction and a method of producing such plate, which willobviat'e the objections to and excessive expense of the cast plate andat the Stull@ time produce a plate of greatly increased eliciency anddurability.

.l-laying now indicated, in a general the nature and purpose of myinventi will proceed to a detailed description way, on, I of a preferredembodiment thereof, with reference to the accompanying drawing, in

whi ch- Fig. Il a perspective view of a presser plate embodying myinvention.

Fig, 2 is a view of the plate shown in Fig.

l. in coursel of construction.

Fie'. 3 is a cross-sectional View on line The presser plate inaccordance with my invention comprises a top member a, a` bottom memberl, side members c c, and end members l el, together with a partitionmember c, all of which are preferably made of sheet m etal..

llllien the plate is assembled, the top and bottom members are spacedapart by means of the side and end members and a hollow body formed,into which steam or other ing; medium, from a suitable source, 1

heats admitted and withdrawn through pipes g and ,71, respectively,connected to one of the side members suitablv tapped for their receadjacent its opposite ends,

ption The partition member c, of a length less than the length of theplate and provided with spuds 7i adapted to extend into holes in the topplate for welding thereto as indicated in Fig. 3, is positioned betweenthe top and bottom members, midway between the sides, and serves todivide the interior of the plate into two parts, except adjacent theends, in order to insure uniform heating of the plate by the steam. Thepartition also serves to support the top and bottom members and preventwarping thereof.

rlhe severa-l parts of the plate above de scr'bed having been prepared,the end and side members are positioned on the upper surface of thebottom member adjacent its sides and ends, as shown in Fig. 2,andpwelded thereto. The partition e is then placed on the upper side ofthe bottom member with its ends clear of the ends thereof, as shown inFig. :2, and the top member is then placed in position on the side andend members with the spuds f on the partition extending into the holesin the top member prepared for their reception. rlhe top member is thenwelded onto the side and end members and the spuds f are welded to thetop vmember. rlhe plate is then finished where necessary to malte itsmooth and nickel-plated. If desirable, one, or both. of the ends may bebevelled as shown at z', Fig. l.

rlhe completed plate is then installed in such apparatus as it may havebeen designed for.

Having now fully described my invention, what claim and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is A hollow sheet metal, presser plate,having` a partition therein, the partition having spaced projectionsthereon extending into openings in one of the walls of the plate and.welded therein, and means for connecting inlet and outlet pi pes to theplate for the heatvingmedium.

ln testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, atPhiladelphia, Pa., on this 3rd day of July, 1924.

GEO. I. BLAETZ.

